Nuon

Background

Created by VM Labs in 2000, Nuon is a technology used for smooth animation and zoom-ins on DVD players by Samsung, Toshiba, and RCA, similar to 3DO being a technology used in gaming platforms by Panasonic, Sanyo, and GoldStar (now LG). Not only could you watch movies on it, you could play video games on it as well (like the PlayStation 2, only that was marketed as a gaming system with DVD capabilities; Nuon was the other way around); unfortunately, there were only eight games released for the system (seven in America, one in Korea), and only four movies (such as the Planet of the Apes remake from 2001; all the movies that supported Nuon were released by 20th Century Home Entertainment) supported the technology. By July 2002, Nuon was discontinued. In addition, VM Labs went bankrupt not long after the technology was released.

(2000-July 2002)

Logo: We see, on a black background, an red, odd-looking shape (a squiggly wave-like line with a "O", made to read "Nuon"), with "N U O N" underneath it. A copyright for the game is underneath it

Variant: On some games, there is an animated variant; a bright flash brings in the odd shape, which is just forming, from the left, and the "N U O N" letters turn via a bright light. Again, there is a copyright below.

Technique: None. CGI for the animated version.

Music/Sounds: None.

Music/Sounds Variants: The animated version uses a Moog synth sound and "ping".

Availability: Ultra rare, this can be seen on the eight games for the system, which is extremely hard to find.